Businessweek

Olympus Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of products in imaging, medical, life science, information and communication, and other sectors in Japan, Americas, Europe, and Asia. Segments The company operates in five business segments: Imaging Systems Business, Medical Systems Business, Life Sciences Business, Information and Communication Business, and Others. Imaging Systems Business Segment The Imaging Systems Business Segment offers digital cameras and voice recorders. Medical Systems Business Segment The Medical Systems Business Segment supplies medical endoscopes, surgical endoscopes, endo therapy products, and ultrasound endoscopes. Life Sciences Business segment The Life Sciences Business Segment offers blood analyzer (clinical chemistry analyzer), biological microscopes, and industrial microscopes. Information and Communication Business Segment The Information & Communication Business Segment engages in the sale of mobile terminals, including mobile handsets, mobile solution, and mobile content services; development and sale of business package software; sale of network infrastructure systems; and sale of semiconductor devices and electric equipment. Others segment The Others Segment engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial endoscopes, non-destructive testing devices, printers, bar code date processing equipment, and system development. History Olympus Corporation was founded in 1919.